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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.  The Eastchester/Tuckahoe/Bronxville hockey team was preparing for a grueling week with four games in five days.

The Eagles were hoping to win all four, however, after opening with a triumph of Yorktown, Suffern defeated them Tuesday. So, instead of an undefeated week, the Eagles were looking to close out with wins over White Plains and Clarkstown.

Eastchester/Tuckahoe/Bronxville received two goals each from defenseman Frankie Sherding and Matt Power in a 6-2 victory over White Plains on Thursday at Ebersole Ice Rink.

The Eagles improved to 9-3 and conclude the week with Clarkstown Friday at the Palisades Center in West Nyack. Ian Palfrey added a goal and two assists.

The victors scored three in the first period and added three more in the second.

We wanted to come out and go hard at them, said Sherding, a senior at Eastchester. Last year, we lost to White Plains twice.

Sherding opened the scoring with 4:54 remaining in the first period, snapping a wrist shot from the point. Peter Donahue doubled the lead to 2-0 two minutes later and Sherding assisted on Palfreys goal with 18 seconds on the clock.

We were playing fast and we were able to take it to them, Sherding said. We got a lot of good shots on net and had a lot of good opportunities.

Even with a three-goal lead, the Eagles kept the intensity high and continued controlling the game. Power had his goals, sandwiched around Sherdings score, in the second period.

Going 3-1 is big because we want to make sure we get a high seed in the seedings for sectionals, Sherding said.

Following their game with Clarkstown, the Eagles have a few days off before returning to the ice against New Rochelle on Tuesday, Jan. 17.